Obama's full speech:
This is the scene in front of the White House:
Yes, we did:
A little music/cartoon parody:
McCain Concession Speech: Note the behavior of the crowd.
For fun:
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Saturdays I tend to use for soapboxing on things which may or may not be related to physics. Today I think it will be free speech. There's a Supreme Court case involving Hillary: The Movie in the context of McCain-Fiengold campaign finance law.
What sensory cues do we rely on during the perception of speech? Primarily, of course, speech perception involves auditory cues - we pay close attention to the sounds generated by the speaker.
With the whole controversy around Michael Savage being blocked from entering England because of his inflammatory comments I thought
It's very nice of Obama to have occasionally acknowledged the existence of freethinkers in his speeches, but it doesn't mean much when his administration endorses blasphemy laws.
I love the concept of the robot voice for the robot call. So obvious, so simple.
I was surprised at McCain's graciousness. Not surprised by his boorish supporters. He appeared to be embarrassed. Was McCain booed at Obama's rally? One blogger said he was applauded.
McCain was cheered at the Obama Rally, as is customary.
2012 WTF????!
Indeed.